http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:35:00 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82567 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82567 New research shows that individuals with mild H1N1 infection may go undetected using standard diagnostic criteria, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Profe Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82558 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82558 Public immunization efforts may be much more sensitive than previously realized to small changes in the perceived costs or risks of vaccination, scientists at Harvard University report this week. In some cases, the spread of vaccine avoidance via social n Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:18:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82559 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82559 The key to the fate of the macrophages is the balance between two kinds of eicosanoids. Eicosanoids are molecules that contribute to the control of our immune system. The genetic code of TB bacteria enables it to tip this balance in favor of necrosis, and Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:18:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82521 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82521 Researchers in Heidelberg and Stanford have discovered a new signaling pathway of brain cells that explains how widely used antihypertensive drugs could keep inflammation in multiple sclerosis in check. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82512 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82512 Much like two children in the back seat of a car, it can be challenging to get two catalysts to cooperate for the greater good. Now Northwestern University chemists have gotten two catalysts to work together -- something easily done by nature but a diffic Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:20:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82492 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82492 To take full advantage of recent increased financial commitments from some governments, international agencies, and philanthropies, accurate and up-to-date mapping of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) needs to be implemented to help improve the precision Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:19:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82490 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82490 Rogier van Doorn and colleagues from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, present a Learning Forum article in this week's PLoS Medicine that describes three unusual cases of patients with listerial meningitis. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82485 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82485 The prevalence of early repolarization pattern among 35- to 54-year-olds is higher than previously thought, and has a clear link to an increased risk of cardiac death, especially among men. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:17:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82451 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82451 By combining a nanoparticle's magnetic and thermal properties, researchers have created a new technique that virtually eliminates the background noise from non-radioactive medical imaging. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82446 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82446 According to a new study, rising obesity rates in Latin America and the Caribbean are making elderly people there more likely to suffer from disabilities. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:18:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82439 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82439 While the Food and Drug Administration requires a warning of an increased risk of suicide for all epilepsy drugs, a new study shows that only certain drugs may increase the risk. The study is published in the July 27, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:20:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82428 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82428 The mechanism by which a herpes virus invades cells has remained a mystery to scientists, but now researchers reveals the unusual structure of a key member of the protein complex that allows a herpes virus to invade cells. The new map details an essential Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:20:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82421 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82421 Penn researchers have developed a new, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules. Using electric fields, the tiny DNA strands are pushed through nanoscale-sized thin pores in a graphene nanopore platform that ultimately m Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:17:22 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82332 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82332 A Johns Hopkins University scientist, whose team of researchers recently identified pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria as the primary causes of death of 6 million of the world's poorest children, today called on leaders in donor and developing nations to t Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:19:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82322 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82322 A total joint replacement registry can enhance patient safety, quality of care, cost-effectiveness and research. Kaiser Permanente's Total Joint Replacement Registry -- the nation's largest such registry with more than 100,000 joint replacement cases -- Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82290 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82290 University of Alberta researcher Antigone Oreopoulos found that heart failure patients with more muscle have the potential to increase their length of life. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:18:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82267 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82267 Researchers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland (the NORDynamIC project group) have observed that depressive symptoms in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are commonly overlooked in routine clinical interviews, and that treatment-induce Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:19:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82257 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82257 A study conducted by researchers at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany found that high doses of ursodeoxycholic acid, suggested by some studies to have a beneficial effect on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), does not improve overa Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:20:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82253 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82253 The children of alcohol-dependent (AD) individuals have a greater risk of developing a psychiatric illness. New findings indicate that gender of AD parents and the gender of their children interact to influence the nature and extent of psychopathology in Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82249 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82249 A study conducted at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) has shown unexpectedly that living with children is linked to a reduction in physical activity. Carried out with 756 participants and led by Dr. Simon L. Bacon, Associate Researcher at the MHI and Pr Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:18:15 PDT